singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
for the first time in one's life
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
public relations department (section, office)
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to close down a business; to shut a business
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
young commander; young leader; young master
in high spirits; excited; energetic
pure rice; (of sake, vinegar, etc) made from only rice, kōji, and water; junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident